guess what I got yesterday!?!

[tomcat360]

so yesterday, my buddy brought over a package!!


Two brand spanking new blanks!!! One's 6'11" (for my 6'8" egg) and one is 7'4"(for his fun board)

I'm so freakin stoked!!

Oh yeah, there's a pro shaper that has offered to coach us!!

[iomarti]

That sounds like really good news! I don't think I've ever chatted to you tomcat so I hope you don't mind me replying but as nobody had replied to your message yet I thought I'd grab the opportunity to be the first!

So, excellent! And coaching too - you must be so made up. Well, I can tell you are.

[tomcat360]

yeah, we're set!

[dondiemand]

keep us updated! i've always wanted to shape my own board

[Laguna]

Oh thats so cool. Tomcat remember to take pics of everything, I want to learn how this is done. Would love to try it someday. Did it cost you a lot for the package? Ive seen some cheap blanks online

[dougirwin13]

Take lotsa photos and post em!

-doug

[CheeZee]

" Happy dayz Tommo

[tomcat360]

yes, yes indeed

It cost me 65 for the blank and like 25 for shipping or something. Rather reasonable in the long run. The blank is 24" wide and has a PVC stringer, rocker, and some foil in it already. It's not a package, I'm buying everything seperatly

I'll try to take a ton of pictures

[CheeZee]

i'll post up the few photos i have of my bud's own-made board ... lol .. he actually didnt buy a thing in surfing form..it was all picked up from a builders merchant but somehow he made a fleshin good board from no template etc just beers and lots of time in his garage

[tomcat360]

I was going that route, but my friend who I am shaping with did not feel comfortable with making our own blanks and such. Also, I had a tough time finding decent, high density foam.

But anyways, now I have great stringer material, perfectly symmetrical, half foiled, rockered blanks! At my level of shaping experience (0) its probably good.

If you can find some pictures of his board that'd be great!

[Sweet!]

TomCat you have HAF HAAFF To update with every detail along the way ok.

so awesome for ya!!

I always read mags with interviews on shapers about how they got started and its interesting as hell a. Just read on last night on that dude that started off the thruster... 2 +1 fin design. Some awesome Auzy. yay for him.

Man I'm stoked for you!